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Mother's Day Gift Basket Ideas
by Rachel Paxton
Mother's Day baskets are a great way to show off your creative talents
while also showing your mom, mother-in-law, grandma, or another special
mom how much you care.
I've put together some theme ideas to get you started. I've included
several easy recipes, and also some links to give you some more ideas
and to help you put it all together.
Most of these ideas you can make yourself from the following recipes.
I've never made biscotti before, but there's a great hazelnut biscotti
recipe included that I think I'm going to try when I make my Mother's
Day baskets this year. Have fun! Your mom will be so impressed.
Garden Basket
Garden seeds, gardening tools, gardening gloves, peat pots, kneeling
pad, iced tea mix.
Coffee Basket
Chocolate-covered coffee spoons, coffee syrups, chocolate-dipped
pretzels, biscotti, flavored coffees, instant cappuccinos.
Tea Basket
Herbal and fruit teas, flavored honeys, tea bread, tea infuser, tea
cups, inspirational book.
Bath Basket
Bath salts, massage oil, natural soaps, bath powder, bath sponge, hand
towel, massage roller, fragrant candle.
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Pretzel rings
Wax paper
1 (16-oz.) bag semisweet chocolate chips
Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, stopping every 15
seconds to stir the chocolate. Dip each pretzel, one at a time, into the
melted chocolate. Lay the pretzels on wax paper and let cool.
Chocolate Covered Spoons
20-24 plastic spoons
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Wax paper
Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl, stopping every 15
seconds to stir the chocolate. Dip spoons into chocolate. Place spoons
on wax paper and refrigerate until chocolate hardens. Wrap each spoon
separately and store in a cool dry place.
Tea Bread Recipes
www.oldfashionedliving.com/teabreads.html
20+ Biscotti Recipes
www.allrecipes.com/directory/2641.asp
Flavored Coffee Mixes
members.tripod.com/~MaryMae/jarlinks.htm
Make Massage Oil, Bath Salts
www.dewcosmetics.com/recipes.html
Putting the Basket Together
http://www.basketideazone.com/buildintro.htm
About the author
Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What's
for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner
ideas. For recipes, tips to organize your home, home decorating, crafts,
holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at
www.creativehomemaking.com.
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